I’ve heard a few things lately about book covers and stock photos that have been bothering me. First, let’s go into a primer of how stock photos work with regard to book covers. How Stock Photography Works from the Photographer’s Perspective When a photographer takes photo sessions of a model (or a landscape), they add […]

I’m one of 474 Creative Market shops donating some or all of their shop proceeds for the Month of May to Nepal earthquake relief efforts. Creative Market will match shopowners up to $20,000. I’m donating 50%. Here is the announcement and a list of participating shops: Throughout the month of May, participating Creative Market shops […]

Even if you’re not selling something directly, these may help you. It’s related to a few comments I’ve gotten about this post. Sites that load faster get higher search engine rankings. There are a few things you can do to improve load time. Specifically: If you don’t need PNG’s transparency, use a JPEG. If you […]

I’m a huge fan of Creative Market. When I started to have items I wanted to sell, I applied for a shop there. I’ve been on a waiting list for a Creative Market shop for a really long time. Probably at least 8 months. My first product is ready, too! Last week, I got word […]

T-Shirts Redbubble has American Apparel shirts. I totally get why some people won’t buy them, especially in this context, but Dov Charney’s out and the new CEO, Paula Schneider, is a woman. This doesn’t magically fix things, of course. Zazzle has Hanes shirts (as well as other brands). Zazzle has more sizes, more types of […]

Note: this is a much simpler form of this tutorial from Spoongraphics. The other night, a friend of mine and I were chatting, and she complimented something I’ve been working on (but haven’t yet posted). And I said, “ehh, it’s just a dumpster.” She replied, “I would not have assumed dumpster.” So, here’s my dumpster […]

A few years ago, I came across an awesome resource for seamless patterns, far more professional than most I’d seen before. Best of all, these website backgrounds are free for both personal and commercial use! These are free for both personal and commercial use, and someone asked about using them in products for sale and […]

Rule 34: “If it exists, there is porn of it. No exceptions.” I was making this sign for a book cover (where it’d appear on the wall as a framed print), then thought: why stop there? Back when I worked at a backbone ISP, the first day HR training session was interesting. “If you object […]

I know you know I love type. And fonts. Here are my favorite indie type foundries in alphabetical order. I seem to have a thing for Latin American foundries. Albatross Jay Hilgert’s an Oklahoma designer with some cool fonts like Altus and Boom! Featured up top is Oil Change. Artimasa Artimasa’s one of several Indonesian […]

Unique, distinctive, and humorous greeting cards sure to please. Now available from my Redbubble store. I’ve had greeting card products available for a while, but now I’ve got some items that are only available in greeting cards, including a few holiday cards. I Am Not a Turkey Whimsical fall holiday card. (link) Tree? What Tree? […]